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Healthcare
End-to-end product traceability enables safer, more efficient care for Lancashire.
Stock control was heavily reliant on manual processing, and orders and supplies were managed by a li...
blue coat
Healthcare
Reducing the global impact of environmentally harmful anaesthetic gases using a medical de...
95% of anaesthetic gases used in an operation are not metabolised by the patient so a significant pr...
china
Healthcare
Working together on a single source to achieve reliable data for medical devices
Exchanging product information of medical devices has traditionally involved time-consuming handling...
Strengthening tequila supply chain integrity from Mexico to the U.S.
Retail, Foodservice, Public sector
Strengthening tequila supply chain integrity from Mexico to the U.S.
By uniquely identifying individual bottles with GS1 standards, Mexican exporters can better manage t...
Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS
Healthcare
Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS
Six acute NHS demonstrator sites were funded through the GS1 and PEPPOL implementation programme tha...
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Healthcare
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust recognised the need for better inventory management. It employed GS1 ...
Providing accurate consumer facing product information in order to comply with EU 1169
Public sector
Providing accurate consumer facing product information in order to comply with EU 1169
GS1 Netherlands executes a data quality program based on physical sample checks and logical checks v...
Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK
Healthcare
Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK
Charing Cross Hospital implemented GS1 barcodes on their patient wristbands.